5,153 pasty recipes

Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and tangy feta roll up in buttery puff pastry with capers and fresh herbs for an elegant appetizer or brunch centerpiece that bakes golden and flaky in 30 minutes.

Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with ricotta, broccoli, and sauteed mushrooms, baked in tomato sauce. A lighter Italian-style vegetarian dinner with no added oil.

Baked falafel balls loaded with sesame seeds, fresh parsley, and whole wheat flour for nutty flavor and extra fiber, with way less oil than traditional fried versions.

A hearty crustless quiche loaded with elbow macaroni, crispy bacon, two cheeses, and bread cubes, lightened with whipped egg whites. Baked in a water bath until set and golden. Serve with salsa on the side.

From a manuscript in the British Library known as Harleian 479, dating from around 1420; recipe adapted.

Cream cheese and Cajun seasoning add nice change to an ordinary casserole dish.

Flaky puff pastry tarts filled with flambéed Calvados apples and caramel sauce, crowned with puff pastry cutouts and served warm with caramel ice cream.

Heavenly slow cooker chicken breasts in a luscious Italian cream sauce with mushroom soup, cream cheese, and butter served over angel hair pasta with parmesan.

Lighter fettuccine Alfredo made with skim milk, reduced-fat cream cheese, and a roux instead of heavy cream and butter. All the creamy Parmesan flavor with less fat.

From the McCall's recipe card collection, Our Rich Heritage card #5A

Flaky phyllo spirals filled with walnuts, pistachios, candied orange peel, and orange blossom water, baked golden and soaked in lemon syrup. A baklava-style treat that makes about 42 pieces.

Breaded chicken breasts in a mushroom-sherry cream sauce tossed with fettuccine and Parmesan. A restaurant-quality one-skillet dinner ready in just 30 minutes.

Savory ground beef stroganoff wrapped in flaky puff pastry squares, baked golden, and drizzled with a creamy mushroom sauce. A hearty weeknight dinner the whole family will love.

This rustic Italian chicken cacciatore simmers with marinated artichoke hearts, earthy mushrooms, and a splash of Madeira wine, all served over tender linguine for a hearty weeknight dinner.

Greek-style phyllo triangles stuffed with seasoned ground beef, shallots, wine, mint, parsley, tomato, and cheese. Crisp, buttery kreatopitakia appetizers served hot from the oven.

Apple raisin cream pie combines Granny Smith apples, plump raisins, and warm spices under a double crust, then heavy cream pours through a center vent during baking to enrich the filling. Old-fashioned American pie with a clever cream-stream finish.